# Ssl configuration with kong fo proxy

**URL:** <https://discuss.konghq.com/t/ssl-configuration-with-kong-fo-proxy/4573>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/ssl-configuration-with-kong-fo-proxy/4573 "2019-10-07T01:10:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![sid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sid](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/sid)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/ssl-configuration-with-kong-fo-proxy/4573/1 "2019-10-07T01:10:02Z")

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can someone guide me how to configure ssl in kong for proxy connection. I have custom certs that I need to use with long. I am using kong with red hat

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**Author:** ![jeremyjpj0916](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/jeremyjpj0916/32/1388_2.png) [@jeremyjpj0916](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/jeremyjpj0916)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/ssl-configuration-with-kong-fo-proxy/4573/2 "2019-10-07T15:11:24Z")

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Make sure you put them in an accessible dir with appropriate file permissions Kong can read them then start combing the docs from here down to see ways to set environment variables related to cert + TLS settings:

> **[Open-Source API Management and Microservice Management](https://docs.konghq.com/1.3.x/configuration/#ssl_cipher_suite)**
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> Secure, Manage & Extend your APIs or Microservices with plugins for authentication, logging, rate-limiting, transformations and more.